ROMAN MINIATURE OBJECT

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A copper alloy miniature axe head of probable late Iron Age or Roman date (c. 100 BC - AD 410). The miniature is sub-rectangular in plan and triangular in profile. It is a Robinson Type II with an expanding, straight-sided profile. The socket hole is broadly ovular in shape and 2.97mm deep. The socket terminates in an irregular old break.The miniature measures 14.21mm in length, 11.41mm maximum width, 10.67mm minimum width, 5.71mm maximum thickness (socket end), 2.27mm minimum width (blade end) and weighs 2.64g.Cf: Robinson, 1995, pp. 61 - 63. Although Robinson attributes most miniature axe heads to the late Iron Age and Roman periods, they can date to anywhere between the Late Bronze Age and late Roman period.